100 years ago

December 29, 1900

EVENLODE: The church was tastefully decorated and the services throughout Christmas Day were both cheerful and hearty. The Rev H J Kelsall (rector) preached in the morning. In the evening a service of song with carols, by D Bridge and Stainer, was well rendered by the choir, augmented by the Sunday School children, who had been carefully trained by Mr J Trollope.

75 years ago

December 26, 1975

Shipston: On account of the date for holding the Shipston Petty Sessions falling on Boxing Day the Court will not sit. The next Court will be held on Jan. 9.

50 years ago

December 30, 1950

Blockley: Peter William Duggan, of High Street, Blockley, is at eight-years-old, fast becoming a crack shot with a .22 rifle. Peter does not look as though he totes a gun. He is about average height for his age, wears short trousers and has blue eyes, curly blond hair and a grand smile. But those who have seen him at work on the Home Guard rifle range, Moreton, know he's a lad to be reckoned with when getting bulls.

25 years ago

December 25, 1975

Cotswold: That unique mixture of the profound and the preposterous again characterised the Bourton Vale School's annual Christmas show at Bourton on the Water. Called Father Times Progress, it was a review of Christmas past and present.